Fire risk high as winter approaches

The Rural Fire Service has issued a warning to people on the New South Wales Monaro and in the high country to prepare their properties for grass fires.

The RFS has issued the warning after a series of small blazes in the region which were triggered by lawn mowers and welders.

The District Coordinator of the Rural Fire Service, Chris Allen, says the dry conditions being experienced can cause grass fires to spread rapidly.

He says even though winter is approaching, people need to remain vigilant.

"It's been brought about by the recent fires and the lovegrass issues we have around our area and we just wanted to get out to people welding around long grass or mowing have different sorts of heat that people don't necessarily think will create a fire eventually does," Mr Allen said.

Mr Allen says a lack of rainfall has meant the risk of grass fires has increased.

He says people need to take precautions.

"Being aware of the day that doing it on a windy day or warm day to try and avoid.

“To have some sort of water source around them, being a knapsack or even just a small fire extinguisher or something like that, just to stop something quite small that could create something larger later," Mr Allen said.